Knichus
Federal Commonwealth of Knichus Condottiero: Commonwealth federal de Knichus Sidi: Shirikisho la kawaida la Knichus | |
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 Flag | |
| Motto: Absque vero, nihil. Without truth, nothing. | |
| Capital and | Nycero |
| Official languages | Condottiero Sidi |
| Recognised national languages | Condottiero Sidi Cacertian |
| Ethnic groups | Sidi: 61.3% Condottiero: 36.5% Cacertian 2.2% |
| Demonym(s) | Knichan |
| Government | Federal presidential constitutional republic |
• President | Gael Blázquez |
• Vice President | Shani Faraji |
• President of the Federal Senate | Rafael Valdés |
| Legislature | Federal Senate |
| Establishment | |
• Knichan Kingdom | 1113 CE |
• Subject of the Cacertian Empire | 1880 CE |
• Independence from Cacerta | 1951 CE |
| Population | |
• 2020 census | 101,255,470 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $1.43 trillion |
• Per capita | $14,255 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $997.9 billion |
• Per capita | $9,855 |
| Gini (2020) | 36.5 medium |
| HDI (2020) | .799 high |
| Currency | Peso |
| Driving side | right |
Knichus, officially the Federal Commonwealth of Knichus ( Condottiero: Commonwealth federal de Knichus, Sidi: Shirikisho la kawaida la Knichus), is a sovereign state in Tyran. Located in south-east Siduri, Knichus shares a land border with Gylias to the south, a marintime border with Lirinya to the north and shares a short western border with the Cacertian enclave of Molise. Knichus is a Federal presidential constitutional republic since gaining independence in 1951.
Knichus has been inhabited by humans since the Paleolithic by the forerunners to the Sidi, who established themselves as the dominant ethno-linguistic group of the area by 7,000 BCE. Beginning around 1,000 BCE colonists from Cacerta began to settle the Knichan coast, and between 800-500 BCE was steadily annexed by the Sabrian Empire. Beginning around 400-800 CE Hellenic colonists from the Makedonian Empire, who are likely the source of the name Knichus, began migrating into the region, predeceeding Makedonian conquest of Knichus during the Sabrian Wars. Following the dissolution of the Sabrian Empire and withdrawal of the Makedonians by the 11th century the inceasingly separated Condottiero, descendants from the original Cacertian settles, formed their own unified Kingdom from 1113-1835 CE and vyed for domination of Eastern and southern Siduri. Conflicts with the Kiếm Hoà Dynasty and the Rideva Empire resulted in numerous power struggles over southern and western Knichus, while further conflicts with the Quenminese Northern and Southern Dyansties and later the Arkoennite Empire left the Kingdom ripe for subjugation by the growing Cacertian Empire and was officially annexed by the Cacertians in 1880 CE. Knichus gained independence from Cacerta in 1955 and experienced the Años Duros, or Hard Years, a period of economic and political turmoil that culminated in the FedCom Civil War from 1991-1993. Following the conflict Knichus has remained largely peaceful, but lags behind many other Siduri states in economic prosperity and development.
Knichus is noted for its varied geography and wildlife. Much of the country sits atop the Knichan Plateau and is home to many famous natural landmarks and land formations. Many of the native species to Knichus are unique to the country, contributing to a unique biodiversity. The Knichan economy is dominated by light industry and services, with textiles, mining, fishing, and tourism major sectors.